Tom Westley

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Biography

The right-handed batsman quickly worked his way into the first-team squad after joining Essex as a 14-year-old in 2003. Westley also showed plenty of potential as an off-spin bowler in 2006, a year that saw him make his first-team debut in a one-day match against the touring Sri Lankans in June. A former England Under-19s international, Westley’s game has progressed during his time at Chelmsford and he enjoyed his most prolific season to date in 2012 with 786 LV= County Championship runs in 17 games, including centuries against Leicestershire and Glamorgan in August. Westley hit a bl...